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Waregem (West Flanders Province)
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State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : West Flanders
District : Kortrijk
Coordinates : 50 ° 53 '  N , 3 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 53 '  N , 3 ° 26'  E
Area : 44.34 km²
Residents: 38,266 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 863 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 8790 (Waregem)
8791 (Beveren)
8792 (Desselgem)
8793 (Sint-Eloois-Vijve)
Prefix: 056
Mayor: Kurt Vanryckeghem

Local government address : 		Stadhuis Waregem
Gemeenteplein 2
8790 Waregem
Website: www.waregem.be
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Waregem is a town in the province of West Flanders in the Flanders region in Belgium and is part of the Kortrijk district . It has 38,266 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) and an area of ​​44.34 km².

politics

mayor

In the municipal council elections in 2006, the Christian Democratic Party in Vlaams (CD&V) achieved an absolute majority with 60% of the vote. Kurt Vanryckeghem, son of the former mayor Jozef Vanryckeghem, was elected mayor.

Sports

Waregem is the home of the first division soccer club SV Zulte-Waregem . It is also the destination of the one-day race across Flanders . The Briek Schotte GP bike race is also held annually in the Desselgem district . Waregem also owns a famous horse racing track called Hippodroom Waregem ("Gaverbeek Hippodroom"), where the legendary Koerse Waregem obstacle race takes place in front of over 40,000 spectators every year.

sons and daughters of the town

literature

Web links

Commons : Waregem  - collection of images, videos and audio files